INDIANAPOLIS – LaVall Jordan is off and running in recruitment of Butler basketball players. That starts with retaining the Bulldogs’ own recruits.

The new Butler coach visited Jerald Gillens-Butler of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday. Gillens-Butler posted a photo of himself on Twitter and Instagram with Emerson Kampen, the Bulldogs' basketball analyst, and Jordan.

A source said Jordan is scheduled to meet with Christian David of Milton, Ontario, on Saturday.

Young’s Twitter avatar (@kyleyoung_35) continues to feature him wearing a Butler uniform. He posted a photograph Thursday of a script tattoo, “Young Strong,” on his arm in honor of his late father.

Two other recruits, Cooper Neese and Aaron Thompson, have publicly reaffirmed their commitment to Butler. Butler’s freshmen usually enroll for the university’s second summer session, which starts June 26.

Butler graduate Khyle Marshall has been chosen most improved player of the Portuguese league. Marshall, of Galitos-Barriero, averaged 17.1 points a game (ninth in the league) and shot 60.3 percent from the field. The 6-6 forward, who took 19 3-point attempts in his entire college career, shot 45.7 percent from the arc on 21-of-46.

Another Butler graduate, Matt Howard, is on the Strasbourg team that has reached the French league's championship finals against Chalon. Strasbourg evened the best-of-three series Thursday with a 74-72 victory. Howard had four points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench. For the season, he is averaging 6.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 16.5 minutes.

Holtmann has suspended one of his Ohio State players, Derek Funderburk, for “failure to meet team expectations.” … Ohio State formally announced that all three of Holtmann’s Butler assistant coaches – Terry Johnson, Ryan Pedon, Mike Schrage – have joined his Buckeyes staff.

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